Part 33 Dealing With The Media
By mid November of 2010 word got out that former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was working with me and my phones were ringing off the hook from the Media to Sports Bettors it was just insane!
The Media was tuff on Tim without even knowing what role he played or what he did or did not do for me, they were just dead against it... Tim's book Personal Foul was also turning heads as it exposed the NBA & explains the betting scandal and why Tim got involved etc... Its a must read for all fans!
Tim was still on probation and there were terms he had working for me and the (1) must was he was not to sell picks or talk point spreads on air.. Basically Tim Donaghy was allowed to discuss his book and share some thoughts about the NBA and calls on the court that were controversial and effected the results of the game.. Tim also did videos on my website pointing out bad calls or calls that were missed during NBA Playoff Games..
Tim was also able to travel to Allentown once a month to meet with me to do live radio shows which was always fun, plus we always had some laughs and my kids really enjoyed when he stayed with us.. We also spent a week with Tim in Sarasota with his 4 beautiful girls who are doing very well these days...
In June of 2011 I flew the family down to Miami to meet with Tim and Peter Gold who at that time ran Vegas Insider website, a very popular site for sports bettors and fans... We were trying to put together a partnership that never paned out but Tim went on record with them and said Dallas would beat Miami after they were down 1 game to the Heat, as we know Dallas won the NBA Championship that year in Miami...
Over the summer Tim and I got together several times to game plan for the upcoming season and how to deal with the press who hated everything we were doing and continued to bash Tim & I for exposing the NBA and speaking openly about the scandal.. Not all the press was narrow minded and gave Donaghy a fair shake, guys like David Purdum and Tim Livingston were very fair, the rest were just outright mean and fueled by then NBA commissioner David Stern who had the press eating right out of his hands...
Danny B